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For downloading the latest relevant toolkit for SIAS
Inspections and
for all things to do with Anglican School Inspections, please visit: www.natsoc.org.uk
The services that we offer to support Church Schools in the Diocese are as follows:
- Governors
- Religious Education and SACRE
- Property and Finance
- Church School Inspection
- Staffing appointments
If you are following or would like to follow the Values for Life materials for school worship and inculcating a distinctive Christian Character to your school these materials are available by emailing: jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
There are 6 new values available from September 2008:
Generosity, Service, Respect, Wisdom, Responsibility & Perseverance.
The services that we offer to support Church Schools in the Diocese are as follows:
- Governors
- Religious Education and SACRE
- Property and Finance
- Church School Inspection
- Staffing appointments
If you are following or would like to follow the Values for Life materials for school worship and inculcating a distinctive Christian Character to your school these materials are available by emailing: jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
There are 6 new values available from September 2008:
Generosity, Service, Respect, Wisdom, Responsibility & Perseverance.
School Worship
(click
here)
A further very good website for Worship is the Culham
Institute which
offers free downloadable ideas for Primary and Secondary Schools for
whole school and class contexts. www.culham.ac.uk
For Primary Schools there is also a series of “funsized assemblies” written by The Methodist Church which use bible stories to enhance the SEAL National Primary Strategy. They are called “A Teacher’s Dozen” and are available from www.twelvebaskets.co.uk or www.teachersdozen.co.uk (These have to be purchased)
The Stapleford Centre also offers some good worship materials which are also free and downloadable www.stapleford-centre.org/assemblies
Collective
Worship Policy in a Church School
Collective Worship
Policy in a Community School
For Primary Schools there is also a series of “funsized assemblies” written by The Methodist Church which use bible stories to enhance the SEAL National Primary Strategy. They are called “A Teacher’s Dozen” and are available from www.twelvebaskets.co.uk or www.teachersdozen.co.uk (These have to be purchased)
The Stapleford Centre also offers some good worship materials which are also free and downloadable www.stapleford-centre.org/assemblies
Collective
Worship Policy in a Church School Collective Worship
Policy in a Community SchoolFestivals (click
here)
For creating exciting interactive experiences of Christian
Festivals
and forging stronger links with your local partner Church. Ask your
local Church members to create interactive
“stations” around the church so Children can go on
trails.
The packs explaining how to create these trails for Easter , Christmas , Pentecost and Harvest are available by emailing: jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
Variety and Progression in Festivals
One problem with Festivals is that year 6 students can feel that they have heard the same story the same way and have learned nothing new since reception.
To ensure Progression when exploring Festivals and differing perspectives Festival Matters is excellent material and is available from:
www.saled.org
Creating Reflective Environments that encourage the development of Spirituality
Many Schools are using the reflective corners in their schools and ideas for these can be found in the Pause for Reflections and Pause to Reflect on Values packs again available from jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk However these are meant as the stimulus to get you to think up your own reflective corners to support your students.
The packs explaining how to create these trails for Easter , Christmas , Pentecost and Harvest are available by emailing: jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
Variety and Progression in Festivals
One problem with Festivals is that year 6 students can feel that they have heard the same story the same way and have learned nothing new since reception.
To ensure Progression when exploring Festivals and differing perspectives Festival Matters is excellent material and is available from:
www.saled.org
Creating Reflective Environments that encourage the development of Spirituality
Many Schools are using the reflective corners in their schools and ideas for these can be found in the Pause for Reflections and Pause to Reflect on Values packs again available from jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk However these are meant as the stimulus to get you to think up your own reflective corners to support your students.
Outdoor Spaces (click
here)
Many Schools are working hard to develop their own
reflective outdoor
spaces or sacred gardens.
Coming soon from Shahne Vickery at Glos. diocese will be a series of cards similar to the Reflection packs giving pictures of various school’s reflective gardens which may offer ideas for the development of your spiritual garden area. These packs will be available from jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
There is a charity which offers bi-annual prizes of £1,500 to schools with exemplary spiritual gardens : www.reep.org
Coming soon from Shahne Vickery at Glos. diocese will be a series of cards similar to the Reflection packs giving pictures of various school’s reflective gardens which may offer ideas for the development of your spiritual garden area. These packs will be available from jumpingfish@glosdioc.org.uk
There is a charity which offers bi-annual prizes of £1,500 to schools with exemplary spiritual gardens : www.reep.org
Teaching R.E. (click
here)
For both Secondary and Primary RE many excellent resources
are
available through R.E, Today services as I am sure you are aware. There
website is: www.retoday.org.uk
Also of course don’t forget the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/schools who obviously have links to various programmes of revision for secondary school as well as access to their programming schedules.
It also offers materials for each key stage and virtual tours of sacred buildings.
My favourite is “Onion Street” which offers forums and chat rooms to young people to chat about religious and ethical issues and offers quizzes and interactive games.
In terms of working out the health of R.E. in your school and any thing to do with Assessment in R.E. http://betterre.reonline.org.uk This covers a toolkit for the department , baseline testing for secondary schools , the pupil “I can” statements and the non statutory national framework.
Other R.E. websites that may be of useful: www.natre.org.uk which offers
the “Spirited Arts” competition and children talking forum.
The Culham website also offers interesting R.E materials : www.culham.ac.uk and is well worth a look.
Also of course don’t forget the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/schools who obviously have links to various programmes of revision for secondary school as well as access to their programming schedules.
It also offers materials for each key stage and virtual tours of sacred buildings.
My favourite is “Onion Street” which offers forums and chat rooms to young people to chat about religious and ethical issues and offers quizzes and interactive games.
In terms of working out the health of R.E. in your school and any thing to do with Assessment in R.E. http://betterre.reonline.org.uk This covers a toolkit for the department , baseline testing for secondary schools , the pupil “I can” statements and the non statutory national framework.
Other R.E. websites that may be of useful: www.natre.org.uk which offers
the “Spirited Arts” competition and children talking forum.
The Culham website also offers interesting R.E materials : www.culham.ac.uk and is well worth a look.
For Secondary Schools
teaching Religion and Ethics
www.truetube.co.uk
is an excellent resource which provides clips about Abortion
Euthanasia, Race etc.
A couple of my personal favourite general YouTube clips for the classroom are www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI which is entitled
“Teenage Affluenza” and is an Australian advert for a charity event , but provides a witty way in to examining issues to do with Wealth and Poverty.
Another good one I have stolen from watching it being used at Fairfield School is good when studying Islamic prayer : http://youtube.com/watch?v=LK4MxwGlGwg
A couple of my personal favourite general YouTube clips for the classroom are www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI which is entitled
“Teenage Affluenza” and is an Australian advert for a charity event , but provides a witty way in to examining issues to do with Wealth and Poverty.
Another good one I have stolen from watching it being used at Fairfield School is good when studying Islamic prayer : http://youtube.com/watch?v=LK4MxwGlGwg
Training Course Programme
(click here)
Using I.T. (click
here)
Cumbria and Lancashire Education online offer all their
materials
online and some of them are very worth using : www.cleo.net.uk
YouTube in the classroom some schools have blocked the use of You tube in school for very sensible censorship reasons – however other schools unblock it for staff or staff can access YouTube through Google video (which also allows you to download and save it).
A short relevant video clip can provide a great focus for part of a lesson.
www.youtube.com/group/reteachers offers a group where R.E. teachers have shared video clips they have found useful and well worth looking through.
YouTube in the classroom some schools have blocked the use of You tube in school for very sensible censorship reasons – however other schools unblock it for staff or staff can access YouTube through Google video (which also allows you to download and save it).
A short relevant video clip can provide a great focus for part of a lesson.
www.youtube.com/group/reteachers offers a group where R.E. teachers have shared video clips they have found useful and well worth looking through.
Caring for you and
nurturing your wellbeing (click here)
“Courage to Be” offer retreats for
teachers and
Headteachers who are feeling a little weary and jaded to re-examine
their vocation and find a way through the demands to their own
integrity within the profession.
www.vitalhub.net/vp_courage.htm
The Stapleford Centre also offers conferences that help teachers reflect on their well being and their Christian vocation to “Transform Lives"; www.stapleford-centre.org
Can you also maybe add in the personal growth – looking after your own spiritual side www.sacredspace.ie which is a prayer site organised by the Jesuits.
www.vitalhub.net/vp_courage.htm
The Stapleford Centre also offers conferences that help teachers reflect on their well being and their Christian vocation to “Transform Lives"; www.stapleford-centre.org
Can you also maybe add in the personal growth – looking after your own spiritual side www.sacredspace.ie which is a prayer site organised by the Jesuits.